Amoco Oil Co. v. Commonwealth

NARICK, Senior Judge.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (DOT), appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, denying DOT’s appeal from a decision of the Allegheny County Board of Viewers (Viewers). The decision of the Viewers granted Amoco Oil Company (Amoco) damages, pursuant to the Eminent Domain Code (Code),1 for the condemnation of a portion of their leasehold property. We affirm.

In 1954, Amoco entered into a lease with Ms. Alice Weiss (Ms. Weiss) to rent property located at 8140 Ohio River Boulevard in Emsworth, for the purpose of…